A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on
Tuesday dissolved a 33-year-old marriage over the claim of threat to life made
by a retired civil servant, Mr Jimoh Babatunde, against his wife, Jelilat.
Babatunde told the court presided over by Mr Henric Agbaje
that Jelilat had made two attempts on his life and had even confessed to
killing one of their four children,he also described Jelilat as insolent,
disobedient and lacked any care for him and his children.well maybe she's one
of those people who loves power and control especially if she's funding the
house.
According to babatunde “Jelilat confessed to have killed one their four
children in order to eventually eliminate me for reasons which I cannot
actually tell. Secondly, she put some stuff into my food recently to hypnotise
and make me be in servitude to her,’’ the petitioner said. He said that
his estranged wife had also tarnished his image and made him a laughing stock
in their area.
“I did all I could to change her
for the better by talking to her and reporting her to her parents, but nothing
came out of it. “Now, she wants to sniff life out of me,” he said.
However, Jelilat opposed the dissolution of the marriage and denied the
allegations made by her husband. At this point I wonder who is telling the
truth between both couples.
The respondent said that if the marriage was dissolved, she had nowhere to
go and desired to remain the mother of her children in her matrimonial home.
Jelilat pleaded with the court not to dissolve the union and promised to turn a
new leaf. Ruling on the divorce petition, Agbaje held that it was clear that
the relationship between Jimoh and Jelilat had turned sour and was
irreconcilable.
“The court frowns at any case of threat to life as the one currently
been witnessed. “It is abundantly clear that there is something cruel
about Jelilat’s disposition, otherwise, no man would want to part ways with a
33-year-old union. “In the interest of peaceful coexistence, the court has put
an end to the union between both of you.
“Jelilat shall take custody of the last child aged eight years old and
Babatunde shall pay N12,000 for accommodation and an addition N5,000 for the
movement of Jelilat’s belongings,” he said. Well its a convenient and
reasonable solution.
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